Plug 'n pay

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This is a 2013 photo of pitcher Josh Johnson of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. This image reflects the Blue Jays active roster as of Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, when this image was taken.

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This is a 2013 photo of pitcher Mark Buehrle of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. This image reflects the Blue Jays active roster as of Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, when this image was taken.

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This is a 2013 photo of infielder Jose Reyes of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. This image reflects the Blue Jays active roster as of Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, when this image was taken.

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This is a 2013 photo of outfielder Melky Cabrera of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. This image reflects the Blue Jays active roster as of Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, when this image was taken.

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This is a 2013 photo of starting pitcher R.A. Dickey of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. This image reflects the Blue Jays active roster as of Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, when this image was taken.

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With their very aggressive trades and free-agent signings this winter, the Toronto Blue Jays not only re-shaped their roster to become an AL East heavyweight but they drastically altered their payroll as well. The $122 million payroll is 46 percent higher — $38.5 million more — than last year. Jose Bautista still tops this year’s payroll at $14 million, but next year back-loaded contracts of Jose Reyes ($16 million) and Mark Buehrle ($18 million) will start to swampseize a larger chunk of the percentage pie.

Here’s how the new talent swallows up sizable chunks (40 percent overall) of the Blue Jays’ 2013 payroll, showing each player’s salary for this year and the percentage of the payroll for which he accounts: